Gotye & Kimbra "Somebody that I used to know"

 Gotye & Kimbra "Somebody that I used to know" turned into my lunch.

I used what I had in my pantry and fridge. Bread slices, nori, lettuce, salami, cheese slices, ham, mayonnaise. My girls love this. Every time they see Gotye and Kimbra music video they are mesmerized. I think my little girls have a little crush on him.

Mermaid Sandwich

 A mermaid sandwich made with ham, salami, and cheese.


3 slices of cut out bread shape into mermaid


Ham slice cut out into a shape of her face and body & danish salami for her hair.


Sushi nori for her top, eye brows, nose, mayonnaise and nori for her eyes, salami for her lips. Cheddar cheese slice for her crown.

Princess sandwich for my little princess

 One of my daughter's was feeling a little down. She asked me, "Mommy, what are you doing?" I said to her, I'm making you something girly for lunch. A smile on her face and she said, Yay!" (with that little cute voice of her) She has this Norwegian/English accent which is so adorable to listen.

So I made her a princess sandwich made with ham, cheddar cheese, nori, and mayonnaise over salad and bread She was very happy and I just love seeing her smile.

Late Birthday Treat to Me

Today is Friday so it was the perfect day to bake. My birthday was last week but we couldn't celebrate it then because we had all caught the flu. Now that we are all feeling better I have baked a chocolate fudge heart cake and cake pop using my new cake pop machine.

Crispy chicken breast served with creamy spinach with macaroni and steamed broccoli

 Everything is so expensive in Norway. Yeah, I know the cost of living is high because of the high income... blah, blah, blah. I have lived here for a while now and I will never get use to the prices. I wish I could drive to a grocery store back in the States and couple hours later I'm back in my little kitchen in Norway. Most of the time I have to go to at least to 3 different grocery stores to get exactly what I need. It's very annoying, wasting time and gas. Don't get me started with the gas prices here. 

What I don't like about Norway is the high prices on food and mostly everything else, it's way too expensive so it's rare for my family back in the States to come visit me who I barely get to see, it's hard to save, it's way too cold for me but other than that Norway isn't so bad. It's a beautiful country, with the scenery and  people here are very friendly. 

The other day I made Crispy chicken breast served with creamy spinach with macaroni and steamed broccoli. I'm definitely going to make this again. My kids loved it even my littlest one ate a lot of it. I bought all my ingredients at Rimi. They had all I need and had some good offer. 

Ingredients for Crispy Chicken Breast

2 lb chicken breast

tablespoon Old bay seasoning

Salt

Freshly ground black pepper

 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder

tablespoon paprika

tablespoon dried parsley, flake

1-2 tablespoons Worcestershire's Sauce

1 tablespoon lemon juice

3 tablespoons mayonnaise

Seasoned bread crumbs

2 tablespoon butter

I sliced my chicken breasts in halves and lay each side by side flat on a cutting board, covered with plastic wrap (covering the whole board). I used back side of a  pan and pound chicken breast so it would be less thick. I seasoned with old bay seasoning, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, dried parsley flake, lemon juice, Worcestershire's sauce. Mixed well with my hands afterwards I added in mayonnaise mixed well again. Then coated marinaded chicken breast in seasoned bread crumbs. In a pan, heated 2 tablespoons butter over medium/high heat. Cooked chicken breast until gold crispy/cooked through on each side for about 7-8 minutes  Served with creamy spinach macaroni and steamed broccoli. 

Homemade hot pockets

I have been a little homesick lately. Living in Norway with none of my family around is difficult. I miss them very much even though my parents visited me during the holiday 2012. The last time I visit my family and had American food was 2 1/2 years ago. What I haven't had in a while was a hot pocket. My mom would have a box in the freezer. So in the morning I would put one in the microwave. I decided to make my own, handmade/homemade hot pockets. These came out delicious. It was fluffy and yummy. Way better than store bought. 

Placed my dough on a floured surface. Used my rolling pin to flat dough out.......

For my fillings I added in broccoli and cream of spinach and cheddar cheese.

 My other filling was slices of cheddar cheese, bacon cheese, some Norwegian cheese, ham slices, and steamed broccoli.

Fold dough into rectangle shape and used a fork to seal dough together. Baked in the oven for about 25 minutes at 230 degrees C

 Remove from oven and let cool....

My hot pocket ready to be serve....

Here is my homemade fluffy ham, broccoli, and cheese hot pocket.

My fun sandwich shape into a fish

My son's lunch for tomorrow is salami and cheese sandwich shaped like a fish. 

I haven't made funny art sandwiches in a while and I miss making them. So today I had the time to make sandwich shape into a fish. Fish scale was cut out in half circle from cheese slices. Cheese slices for eye and smile.